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Fri, 01 Nov 2019 20:02:03 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.3The THRIVING ARTIST PODCAST is a feature of the Clark Hulings Fund for visual artists, which exists to provide training, professional introductions, and funding for working artists, to turn working artists into THRIVING artists. Tune in for insights from other artists, art industry experts, art collectors, and business specialists. Don't be a starving artist, be a thriving artist!The Clark Hulings FundnoepisodicThe Clark Hulings Funddaniel@clarkhulingsfund.orgdaniel@clarkhulingsfund.org (The Clark Hulings Fund)The THRIVING ARTIST PODCAST is a feature of the Clark Hulings Fund for visual artists, which exists to provide training, professional introductions, and funding for working artists, to turn working artists into THRIVING artists. Tune in for insights from http://clarkhulingsfund.orghttp://clarkhulingsfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/artist-grants-logo-small.pngTV-GSupport This PodcastArts/Visual ArtsBusiness/Management & MarketingEducation/TrainingClarkHulingsFundhttps://feedburner.google.comBlake Conroy—Grow Your Art Business Through Collaborationhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/pkJDhjROOxs/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/blake-conroy-grow-your-art-business-through-collaboration/#respondFri, 25 Jan 2019 19:13:24 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=14101Artist Blake Conroy captures the complexity and uniqueness of our natural world. In this interview, Blake explains how his art business has been boosted through his collaborations with other artists.

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/blake-conroy-grow-your-art-business-through-collaboration/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/blake-conroy-grow-your-art-business-through-collaboration/Make the Gig Economy Work for You—Angela Heathhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/WrKyYmxqizM/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/make-the-gig-economy-work-for-you-angela-heath/#respondWed, 23 Jan 2019 18:54:34 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=14093“If you always give more than you ask, then networking is effective.”

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/make-the-gig-economy-work-for-you-angela-heath/feed/0“If you always give more than you ask, then networking is effective.”
Artists in The Gig Economy

* “You’ll find that people are entering entrepreneurship for a whole lot of different reasons, but that freedom undergirds all of it.”
* “It’s a real shift in mindset that you are the owner, you’re not the employee anymore, and that the responsibilities for the success of this operation is really on your shoulders and not the company’s shoulders.”
* “People are more responsible for what they put out into the universe than ever before. So if you’re an emerging artist for example, you have to put out into the world who you are.”
* “The only way to grow in anything—whether it’s art or anything else—is to introduce it and give it to the world. And the world may not always say: ‘Ah! That’s the greatest thing since sliced bread!’ and that’s ok, because it gives us the opportunity to refine our craft.”
* “If your experience has been that you have all of this age discrimination against you, does it disqualify you [in a grant application] if you don’t choose say [your age]?… I would ask the grantmaker who is asking this question: what is the purpose of this? And then say: ‘I’d prefer not to answer.’ ”
* “The whole ‘gig’ terminology— it just kind of puts a little grey shade on things, but none of this is new—we’ve had contractors and freelancers since way back…What is new is the technology that enables us to find opportunities quickly, cheaply and affords the corporation to do the same thing.”

Uncertainty & Transitions

* “This idea of steady income, it’s a nice notion but it doesn’t have to necessarily be the only way to profit and to be comfortable […] That fluctuation is always there, but that’s not necessarily a detriment…I think sometimes when people talk about a steady income they what they’re saying is: I want to make the same amount of money every week like I have a job.”
* “I have a process where I do my planning at the beginning of the year. I have a yearly calendar, I put all of my family commitments on it that I know about, like vacations. When I set up my quarterly goals, I decide exactly what I need to meet them.”
* “You start to get an idea about what’s realistic to make in a month, with the amount of time you want to dedicate to it. Then you have to think through whatever family obligations you have, and financial commitments you have, how you fill that gap, and then you go for those opportunities. And that’s when it may mean you’re doing some fast-pack ways to cash. Because maybe the thing you want to do is not as easily accessible, or it may have a long sales-cycle.”
* “I always tell people: have the possibilities all before you. Prep them up.”
* “We are actually in control and we can patch our income together from several different sources. And technology makes that alot easier.”

Planning for Business Growth & Retirement

* “If you’re an entrepreneur, a gig worker, you’re an artist—because you know that every month your income might not look the same, you have to live beneath your income.”
* “Most of the time, if we really take a look at our [financial] vices, don’t give up everything, but take a part of that and stash it away for the future. So that you can, as you get older, have an additional little nest-egg somewhere.”
* “My definition of retirement is a period of time where I am working as little as I want.”

Marketing & Networking
]]>The Clark Hulings Fundclean51:30Daniel's Picks, Podcasthttps://clarkhulingsfund.org/make-the-gig-economy-work-for-you-angela-heath/Getting to Emerging Artist Status and Beyond—Bonnie Clearwaterhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/DADXpRT4MO4/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/getting-to-emerging-artist-status-and-beyond-bonnie-clearwater/#respondFri, 11 Jan 2019 19:08:08 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=14000“There are so many platforms now for an artist living in obscure or out-of-the way places to get their work out and be seen.”

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/getting-to-emerging-artist-status-and-beyond-bonnie-clearwater/feed/0“There are so many platforms now for an artist living in obscure or out-of-the way places to get their work out and be seen.”
Bonnie Clearwater is the director and chief curator at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Art Museum in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Originally from Rockland County, New York; she has also been the Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami; Executive Director of the Lannan Foundation Art Programs in Los Angeles, and Director of the Lannan Museum in Lake Worth, Florida. Bonnie is known for her scholarship on contemporary and modern art—particularly Mark Rothko, Frank Stella, and Tracey Emin. She is recognized for her curatorial vision, museum education and outreach programs, and developing the careers of emerging artists.
Finding Recognition as an Artist—Emerging and Under-Recognized Categories

* “The art world is always looking for artists who are under-represented, and in my career, not only do I look for up-and-coming new talent, but also the artists who are overlooked for some reason or another— it wasn’t the right time or the right place.”
* “[Mark] Rothko was particularly concerned as to why he became well-known, whereas a number of the other artists he started out with or got to know later in his career—he felt that they were great talent as well and yet had not achieved recognition.”
* “Not any one person can ‘make’ an artist…it’s a mysterious process…who the influencers are changes.”
* “It’s hard to say to an artist that this is how they can identify how [the process of being recognized as an emerging artist] is done… the best thing they can do is make their art, have the contacts and be ready and open to possibilities.”
* “I think right now what I am seeing in the art world is that it has returned to the artist- driven art world.”

Visibility for Artists and their Work

* “There are so many platforms now for an artist living in obscure or out-of-the way places to get their work out and be seen.”
* “Network. Make sure that if there is a museum or an art center or dealers…that the artist attends their events…that’s a number one thing an artist needs to do to in order to get their art out in front and known—it’s really hard to just send work out cold to a gallery or curator.”
* “If there are grants…[artists] should definitely apply for those. In most cases those grants are reviewed by a peer panel, or of professionals who are either curators or critics; therefore it’s getting in front of exactly the people you want.”
* “Travel. Make sure that you know what’s happening in the rest of the United States, or your region, and around the world.”
* “Find other artists to be able to talk to. When artists are in art school, they have a support base that will critique them. But what happens after graduation, is that artists are in their studio all alone, there’s no one to talk to, no one to get that critical feedback from. So it’s important to also build up a network of artists one respects and have that kind of critical dialogue.”

Curatorial Decisions

* “I can tell you almost exclusively, any artist whose work I’ve been interested in, it’s the work that’s attracted me first…I could see in the work that there is something about it that is true, that’s compelling, that is bringing a new way to think about things and is making me want to think about it.”
* “After I meet with the artist, I do want to have a sense that there is enough in them to carry a career. That what they’re trying to do is so expansive and multi-faceted that they won’t get stuck in one idea that they’ll be repeating for the rest of their career.”

Artist-Collector Connections

* “It is interesting to hear why collectors collect, why they’re passionate, what they’ve learned… it’s important for artists to hear how their work is perceived beyond their own studio.”
* “There’s all kinds of collectors.]]>The Clark Hulings Fundclean47:36Daniel's Picks, Podcasthttps://clarkhulingsfund.org/getting-to-emerging-artist-status-and-beyond-bonnie-clearwater/Leverage Your Art Through Licensinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/W7DAEYFNljM/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/leverage-your-art-through-licensing/#respondFri, 11 Jan 2019 17:53:26 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=13993Licensing is very common, and it can be big business. CHF Education Director Carolyn Edlund explains how it works and how to determine if it's right for you.

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/leverage-your-art-through-licensing/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/leverage-your-art-through-licensing/An Inspiring Weekend of Art-Business Learning in Floridahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/O2D3iMr7LA8/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/an-inspiring-weekend-of-art-business-learning/#respondMon, 04 Feb 2019 16:08:56 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=14147Thank you, Broward County, for co-hosting CHF’s latest Art-Business Conference. We’re grateful to all of the artists who traveled to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for what proved to be a stimulating weekend […]

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/an-inspiring-weekend-of-art-business-learning/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/an-inspiring-weekend-of-art-business-learning/CHF Selects the Newest Class of Accelerator Fellowshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/1-XJogfCpc0/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/chf-selects-the-newest-class-of-accelerator-fellows/#respondTue, 04 Dec 2018 14:21:03 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=13628After poring over all of the applications, we are thrilled to name the 16 visual artists who will be joining our 2019 Art-Business Accelerator program in January. It was extremely […]

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/rickie-leiter-connecting-floridas-art-community/feed/1https://clarkhulingsfund.org/rickie-leiter-connecting-floridas-art-community/We’ve Built a Learning Community for Artist-Entrepreneurshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/T3wZzbcppy8/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/weve-built-a-learning-community-for-artist-entrepreneurs/#respondSat, 15 Dec 2018 21:41:11 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=13806If you’re still going it alone and digging through a mish-mash of help videos and course-selling sites, you can stop that now. Artists now have a place to acquire essential entrepreneurial skills AND connect with other artists.

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/weve-built-a-learning-community-for-artist-entrepreneurs/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/weve-built-a-learning-community-for-artist-entrepreneurs/Manage Your Time Effectively by Decluttering Your Work Lifehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/gGt0Y8ODejo/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/manage-time-effectively-decluttering-work-life/#respondSun, 16 Dec 2018 22:37:15 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=13800This process is about decluttering your life, not adding more “to-do’s.” Make one small change at a time and be patient with yourself. Enjoy your freedom!

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/congratulations-to-chfs-graduating-2018-accelerator-fellows/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/congratulations-to-chfs-graduating-2018-accelerator-fellows/Leverage Your Non-Art Expertise for a Career Blueprint—Kristin LeVierhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/S2zpMUB0l9A/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/understand-your-brand-where-art-science-meet-kristin-levier/#respondTue, 04 Dec 2018 12:21:50 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=13625Kristin makes work at the intersection of art and science that connects us to the “extraordinary, strange beauty of the natural world.”

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/understand-your-brand-where-art-science-meet-kristin-levier/feed/0Kristin makes work at the intersection of art and science that connects us to the “extraordinary, strange beauty of the natural world.”
Kristin Levier is a sculptor and a 2018 Executive Fellow with CHF’s Art-Business Accelerator Program. After two decades as a molecular biologist, she became a full-time studio-artist 13 years ago. As a wood sculptor, Kristin makes work at the intersection of art and science that connects us to the “extraordinary, strange beauty of the natural world.” In this episode, she discusses how she developed her brand story, noticed trends in the art world, and found the audience for her work—all with the support of a network of like-minded artists.
Crossing the Bridge Between Science and Art

* “My brand story is that I’m trying, with every single object that I make, to create work that’s at the interface of art and science. I think I’m opposed to this idea that people can only be right-brain dominant or left-brain dominant, and science and art are two separate worlds. I feel like there’s so many commonalities and there is just such a strong intersection.”
* “I think it is fairly uncommon, but I know a handful of artists who are coming out of tech backgrounds or lab research like I was involved in, or fields like mathematics.There maybe just isn’t enough of it that people think of it as a common thing. I’m trying to break that stereotype, hopefully, in the things that I do.”
* “I think anything that helps to refocus and feel grateful and amazed by these incredible things surrounding us on the planet… I hope that’s a great thing. [They are] certainly reminders that I like to have in my life.”

Finding My Audience and Brand Story

* “I was noticing that I keep getting into these exhibitions—things focused on wood—and I just thought, if I’m ever going to move on, I need to apply to things where people haven’t heard of me.”
* “If you’re going to be able to talk about the brand of your work, it means you pretty much need to understand it. And so for me at the beginning […] I was just making whatever was sort of a whim for me. And then I started noticing trends. And then it got to the point where I really had a story I wanted to tell.”
* “The majority of people who buy my work tend to be scientists, medical doctors, or chiropractors—certainly also just art-focused people—but for some reason I thought, ‘well okay, they buy that’, and thinking ‘oh, maybe they have the money to buy art…’ But then you know, really slowing down and taking note: That IS my audience.”

Connecting with Communities and Other Artists

* “The reason I started posting process photos [on Instagram] is because I noticed how much I love seeing process photos from other artists, from painters or other sculptors, seeing the thing when it’s kind of a mess and it’s not done yet.”
* “I realized that there was a real hole missing where I lived. There really weren’t people talking about the business side of being an artist. […] So I was just brave: ‘Okay I’m going to do it’.”
* “I definitely find that having other artists that I talk with often seems really important to me. I think you know that what we’re doing is difficult. I mean everybody has difficulties, but it’s really nice to know that you have someone going through the things you’re going through…so we can support each other and help each other problem-solve.”

What I Got From CHF’s Art-Business Accelerator

* “It’s funny hearing you say the word ‘team,’ because after spending nearly two years together, I think we kind of feel like a family. It’s been amazing for me to be in this group with other artists and other people at CHF. I think people are very vulnerable and very honest with each other,]]>The Clark Hulings Fundclean1:15:30Daniel's Picks, Podcasthttps://clarkhulingsfund.org/understand-your-brand-where-art-science-meet-kristin-levier/Break Down Your Business Goals into Actionable Stepshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/2wQ0Vqpuda8/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/break-business-goals-into-actionable-steps/#respondTue, 04 Dec 2018 00:13:18 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=13618From dreams to milestones, CHF Education Director Daniel DiGriz helps you work backwards from your big dreams to the specific objectives, milestones, and tasks that will help you achieve them.

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/break-business-goals-into-actionable-steps/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/break-business-goals-into-actionable-steps/The Thriving Artist™ Podcast is a Portable Business Educationhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/VReVXEO8acY/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/thriving-artist-podcast-portable-business-education/#respondSat, 24 Nov 2018 19:33:55 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=13512Strike up the band. Let there be dancing. We just passed 60K, and the cake won’t hold all the candles!

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/thriving-artist-podcast-portable-business-education/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/thriving-artist-podcast-portable-business-education/Adapting To New Markets by Redefining Genres—CHF Interviews Mian Situhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/Z7oRsi_7WoA/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/adapting-to-new-markets-chf-interviews-mian-situ/#respondTue, 20 Nov 2018 18:47:36 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=13459In this interview, Situ discusses the differing approaches to art education in the East and the West, and how an artist’s passion for his work can affect its saleability.

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/adapting-to-new-markets-chf-interviews-mian-situ/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/adapting-to-new-markets-chf-interviews-mian-situ/Dean Mitchellhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/AKABhmUa7mo/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/dean-mitchell/#respondMon, 19 Nov 2018 17:59:21 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=13448Dean Mitchell is a nationally recognized painter of figures, landscapes, and still lifes, and his work often depicts themes from his Florida upbringing.

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/dean-mitchell/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/dean-mitchell/The CHF “Road Show”: Coming to a City Near Youhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/flhTaPqSteA/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/chf-road-show-city-near-you/#respondThu, 15 Nov 2018 23:57:36 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=13303Everything CHF stands for can be understood from what we’re doing on the ground in locations all over the US.

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/art-business-conference-washington-dc-metro-area/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/art-business-conference-washington-dc-metro-area/Building a Community of Artists—CHF Interviews Judith HeartSonghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/9SRD9VCbVsc/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/building-community-of-artists-chf-interviews-judith-heartsong/#respondTue, 13 Nov 2018 13:50:23 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=13230Judith discusses the benefits of working in a cooperative gallery environment, and suggests ways that artists can connect with their peers and other art-industry experts.

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https://clarkhulingsfund.org/head-south-to-florida-this-winter-for-our-next-art-business-conference-2/#respondFri, 04 Jan 2019 21:32:34 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=13926On February 1st – 2nd, we’re bringing our Art-Business Conference to Fort Lauderdale. This is your chance to get out of the studio, meet other working artists, and learn how to […]

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/metro-washington-dc-artists-transform-your-art-career-at-our-pivotal-learning-event-2/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/metro-washington-dc-artists-transform-your-art-career-at-our-pivotal-learning-event-2/Head South to Florida This Winter For Our Next Art-Business Conferencehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/5QATcI8N9fw/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/head-south-to-florida-this-winter-for-our-next-art-business-conference/#respondWed, 07 Nov 2018 00:31:32 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=13120Don’t miss the boat! If you’re a professional working artist, this is your opportunity to conquer the rapidly changing marketplace, and equip yourself to thrive by attending CHF’s Ft. Lauderdale […]

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/head-south-to-florida-this-winter-for-our-next-art-business-conference/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/head-south-to-florida-this-winter-for-our-next-art-business-conference/Getting Art Into Hotels and Corporate Spaces—Rachel Berghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/KXB8IpRnaXc/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/getting-art-into-hotels-corporate-spaces/#respondWed, 07 Nov 2018 14:25:15 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=13132“Make sure you’re always retaining the rights to the work. If someone is asking you to sign the rights, there’s a problem. Because we are asking permission to use it; not to own it.”

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/getting-art-into-hotels-corporate-spaces/feed/0“Make sure you’re always retaining the rights to the work. If someone is asking you to sign the rights, there’s a problem. Because we are asking permission to use it; not to own it.”
The Art of Art Advising

* “What you have to look for when you’re working with art consultant, is a culture that is there to protect the artist and make sure that the artwork has its integrity intact when it gets to its end…”
* “Museum Editions works whichever way the artist and art works, because it’s our incentive to make a beautiful space. It’s our incentive to help the designers fulfill their vision.”
* “As curator, what I like to do is go through and give the artist an idea of which pieces, in what they have submitted—in my and my team’s opinion—would have the most success with our clientele.”
* “Existing work is always our first choice because it’s there, it needs to find a home. Bespoke commissions happen when all the stars don’t line up—maybe it’s the wrong size, maybe it’s the wrong price, maybe it’s the wrong color…so really bespoke comes from the need for a specific piece.”
* “What we are looking for [in artist’s branding and marketing materials] are good quality images that we can pass on to clients, and a solid understanding of what the creation process is, what the materials are, and what the sizing is. It’s really that simple.”

The Shift of the Marketplace

* “I think artists really were protective of their image 15 years ago, whereas now, everyone’s trying to get their image out. You will definitely want it to be available in a hotel when people are Instagramming and are in front of your artwork and can tag you.”
* “This industry is an excellent way to continue selling your work. Hotels change their artwork every 7 years at minimum. So they’re always moving. It’s a booming industry, it’s going to keep going, and they’re always interested in cutting-edge work.”
* “The good news is I’ve been doing this long enough to say with confidence that even if you’re not hot right now, you will be soon. Because the industry, especially the boutique design industry, is very driven by trends.”

Visualizing the Experience

* “If it is thoughtful, it is fine art.”
* “Give yourself limitations [for multiple editions of your work]. Say: for “up to 500 prints, this is X price.” Or negotiate that and be aware of your terms when you’re working. There are not so many terms to go over that it’s that complicated to set a limit.”
* “Make sure you’re always retaining the rights to the work. If someone is asking you to sign the rights, there’s a problem. Because we are asking permission to use it; not to own it.”
* “There is an understanding now that there is a social media piece to the story for the brand of the hotel, and even in corporate cases now we’re seeing more and more of the story. The selection committee is consulting with their branding; they’re making sure the artwork is fitting with the story of who they are.”

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/chf-podcast-downloads-hit-60000-doubling-in-just-9-months/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/chf-podcast-downloads-hit-60000-doubling-in-just-9-months/Our Digital Portal Features an Online Learning Communityhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/FOow-U57SjA/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/our-learning-portal-art-business-resource/#respondMon, 05 Nov 2018 15:16:41 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=13088What if there were a central, comprehensive art-industry resource that you could access 24/7 from anywhere in the world? And what if that resource instantly connected you to a community […]

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/artist-empowerment-to-figurative-art-convention-expo/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/artist-empowerment-to-figurative-art-convention-expo/Save Big at CHF From Black Friday Through Giving Tuesdayhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/ZKZbEJPqUOk/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/save-big-at-chf-from-black-friday-through-giving-tuesday/#respondTue, 06 Nov 2018 17:54:53 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=13106In the spirit of Giving Tuesday, CHF is giving back to visual artists all holiday weekend long. Use our coupon code GIVE25 now to get a 25% discount on all of our […]

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/save-big-at-chf-from-black-friday-through-giving-tuesday/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/save-big-at-chf-from-black-friday-through-giving-tuesday/Adding Reproductions to Your Portfolio—CHF Interviews Neil Ganucheauhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/NJRydUHU0d0/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/adding-reproductions-to-your-portfolio-chf-interviews-neil-ganucheau/#respondWed, 24 Oct 2018 01:03:29 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=12805Neil walks artists through the scanning and printing process, and encourages them to include reproductions in the overall portfolio of products they can market.

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/take-the-reins-of-your-art-career-2-2/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/take-the-reins-of-your-art-career-2-2/“Helping to Push” at the 10th Annual American Masters Showhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/Vf-7unaulJ4/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/helping-to-push-at-the-10th-annual-american-masters-show/#respondWed, 10 Oct 2018 17:47:03 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=12717An unprecedented collaboration, which includes both artists’ signatures, is quintessential Goodacre interpreting Hulings at the height of his powers.

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https://clarkhulingsfund.org/artists-boost-the-gdp-and-drive-economic-growth/#commentsMon, 08 Oct 2018 14:26:27 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=12517Artists bring beauty to our world, call our attention to the issues of the day, and use their creativity to inspire us and get us to think, but they do a heck of a lot more than that.

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/office-hours-for-artist-entrepreneurs/feed/4https://clarkhulingsfund.org/office-hours-for-artist-entrepreneurs/eBay and The Ingredients of a Successful Artrepreneurhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/uwwn-avkXng/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/ebay-and-the-ingredients-of-a-successful-artrepreneur/#respondThu, 13 Sep 2018 16:52:34 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=12084 The problem with only telling artist stories is that we look for the trick, like the proverbial man behind the curtain, as in The Wizard of Oz. As long […]

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/art-business-summit-in-dallas-fort-worth/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/art-business-summit-in-dallas-fort-worth/Safety Nets are Dangeroushttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/91pd6aN-wXc/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/safety-nets-are-dangerous/#respondFri, 31 Aug 2018 01:06:33 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=11738“If you would be reasonably satisfied doing something else for a living, then do that and paint on the weekends.” —Clark Hulings Primary-Care Perspective When my father was in his […]

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/safety-nets-are-dangerous/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/safety-nets-are-dangerous/CHF Continues to Boost Accelerator Fellows Through Our First Group Showhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/eURKqDt76HI/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/chf-boost-accelerator-fellows-group-show/#respondMon, 27 Aug 2018 14:07:01 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=11453Not only does CHF help artists develop potent sales strategies, but now we are actually selling some of their pieces ourselves. On August 20th, we kicked off our first-ever group […]

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/chf-boost-accelerator-fellows-group-show/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/chf-boost-accelerator-fellows-group-show/Shop Amazon Smile THIS WEEK to Benefit CHF!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/trPHQeO3OpM/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/shop-amazon-smile-this-week-benefit-chf/#respondMon, 29 Oct 2018 14:00:47 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=12829From October 29th through November 2nd, the items you buy on Amazon can generate a 5% donation to CHF. That’s ten times the usual percentage that Amazon contributes to organizations through its […]

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/historic-goodacre-hulings-bas-relief-benefitting-chf-in-salmagundis-american-masters-show/feed/2https://clarkhulingsfund.org/historic-goodacre-hulings-bas-relief-benefitting-chf-in-salmagundis-american-masters-show/Identifying Pivotal Opportunities for Business Growth – Nadia Fairlambhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/cXv81YCscgA/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/identifying-pivotal-opportunities-for-business-growth/#commentsTue, 02 Oct 2018 18:59:18 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=12413“I consider myself a business owner, and my business is art. So I know that I’m running a business, and every artist that I know that’s making money is doing it the same way.”

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/identifying-pivotal-opportunities-for-business-growth/feed/1“I consider myself a business owner, and my business is art. So I know that I’m running a business, and every artist that I know that’s making money is doing it the same way.”
Nadia Fairlamb is a sculptor who works with wood and mirror glass, and she also teaches art to young people through various educational programs in Hawaii, where she is based. Her work speaks to the integral link between culture and environment, and she carries that focus into the business side of her practice as well, collaborating with designers and hospitality managers to infuse her community with art. In 2017, she won a CHF Business Accelerator Fellowship, and this year she progressed to the next level of the program, as an Executive Fellow. In this episode, Nadia talks about her impressive trajectory, and how her focus on art-entrepreneurship boosted not only her career but her creativity as well.
The Journey to Becoming a Profitable Artist

* “I decided that the only way I could be profitable with my business is if I tried. In other words, for about three years I gave up almost all other work to see if I could become a full-time professional artist.”
* “I started by trial and error, by putting myself physically at different art shows, craft fairs, events, things like that, for several years to test out my product, to meet a lot of different kinds of people, and to see what could be bought and what people were wanting to buy.”
* “I am now very picky about who I choose to donate to and why. However, when I first started, five, six, seven years ago, I wasn’t picky. I took as many different opportunities as I could to have my work seen and shown in front of different audiences. That was until I decided, until I figured out, who my target audiences were.”

I Run a Business, and My Business is Art

* “The first thing I did was figure out where and who my ideal interior designers, decorators, art dealers would be, and then once I figured that out, I put together a professional booklet, like a portfolio, of my work that I wanted to showcase for them.”
* “I consider myself a business owner, and my business is art. So I know that I’m running a business, and every artist that I know that’s making money is doing it the same way.”
* “Selling art is really putting oneself in a really vulnerable place. Because it’s not like you’re selling a toothbrush or a hamburger. You’re selling something that’s part of yourself.”
* “I have a company and my business name and my LLC, and that so far has been my brand. And it no longer really fits what I do and who I am as an artist. I’m wanting to shift from ‘This is my business’ to ‘This is me and this is what I make.’”

What I Learned From CHF’s Accelerator Program

* “Honestly, I wasn’t trained to think like a business person—at all. I had very limited training in what it takes to get a business off the ground and get it going.”
* “I feel like I’m taking away […] a level of confidence that I was really needing and really wanted to have. Not just about making money but about myself, and confidence about the work that I make as a fine artist.”
* “My biggest hurdle has been the self-confidence to raise my prices and ask for those prices, and then get paid for the price point that I want to get paid for. That’s really just a self-confidence thing that has been solved through repetition, persistence, and action.”

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/business-accelerator-application-announced/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/business-accelerator-application-announced/Dallas-Fort Worth Art Business Summit Announcedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/gpWcGialVwU/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/dallas-fort-worth-art-business-summit-announced/#respondTue, 19 Jun 2018 05:41:28 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=11043The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists announces their next Art Business Summit, in Dallas-Fort Worth, September 7-9th. "Conquer the Changing Marketplace" is a learning opportunity for artists who want to take charge of their careers. (June)

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/business-development-forum-for-professional-visual-artists/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/business-development-forum-for-professional-visual-artists/$1 Million Gift from the Gross Family Foundationhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/MkTKgo_1-zs/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/1-million-gift-from-the-gross-family-foundation/#respondFri, 13 Jan 2017 06:58:08 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=11059In Memory of Influential Photojournalist Doug Pensinger to Provide Career and Business Development Assistance for Photographers (January)

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/glenna-goodacres-final-new-work-will-benefit-chf/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/glenna-goodacres-final-new-work-will-benefit-chf/Applications Open for Business Accelerator Programhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/2r78X4y9-VU/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/applications-open-for-business-accelerator-program/#respondWed, 31 Aug 2016 06:09:04 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=11070National nonprofit provides artists with customized business training, direct financial assistance, tools, and one-on-one support to help them take charge of their careers and make their businesses self-sustaining.

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/the-clark-hulings-fund-teaches-business-strategy-to-visual-artists/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/the-clark-hulings-fund-teaches-business-strategy-to-visual-artists/CHF Announces 2015 Business Accelerator Grants Recipientshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/BBqftg41uNE/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/chf-announces-2015-business-accelerator-grants-recipients/#respondThu, 05 Nov 2015 07:30:32 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=11083Using criteria similar to what a venture capitalist would employ to invest money with an entrepreneur...

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/chf-names-2014-grant-recipients-and-finalists/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/chf-names-2014-grant-recipients-and-finalists/CHF Names First Two Award Recipientshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/xlIIF9g0Yrw/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/chf-names-first-two-award-recipients/#respondThu, 07 Nov 2013 07:34:25 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=11089Lydia Musco and Lauren Frances Adams, two emerging young artists, have been named the fund’s first grant winners....

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/prominent-art-world-personalities-to-select-award-recipients/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/prominent-art-world-personalities-to-select-award-recipients/Writing, Pitching, and Talking from the Middlehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/inCpJADLDwU/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/writing-pitching-and-talking-from-the-middle/#respondWed, 22 Aug 2018 20:25:29 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=10666Your writing sucks. Your sales pitch is bland. And your speech, presentation, or workshop is underwhelming. Got your attention? My work in all of these categories has suffered the same […]

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/writing-pitching-and-talking-from-the-middle/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/writing-pitching-and-talking-from-the-middle/Caroll Michelshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/uMXphQ-xV38/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/caroll-michels/#respondWed, 18 Jul 2018 01:52:46 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=10662Caroll Michels is an artist-advocate and the author of the book How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist: Selling Yourself without Selling Your Soul. The New York Times says […]

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/caroll-michels/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/caroll-michels/Our Accelerator Call Has Ended, But Our Digital Learning Portal Awaits Youhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/5N2Ykc7EUX0/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/apply-advanced-fellowship-september2018/#respondMon, 01 Oct 2018 13:09:22 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=10277Thank you to all of the visual artists who applied for our 2019 Art-Business Accelerator Fellowships. We will be naming our new Fellows in November 2018, and the 2019 program […]

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/apply-advanced-fellowship-september2018/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/apply-advanced-fellowship-september2018/Passion or Profit? Choose Bothhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/KQCGlCByRL4/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/passion-or-profit-choose-both/#respondMon, 16 Jul 2018 14:30:33 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=10614Before you started your business, you only needed to be good at creating art. But as soon as you decide to take the next step and earn a living from […]

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/passion-or-profit-choose-both/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/passion-or-profit-choose-both/Art Lights the Wayhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/aZcnaUweGXU/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/art-lights-the-way/#commentsWed, 11 Jul 2018 15:05:04 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=10605Art is pure. It is incandescent—the light with which we find our way through this dirty, often disheartening world. Our job on this planet is to uphold and expand the […]

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/move-past-gimmicks-to-an-authentic-brand-story/feed/2https://clarkhulingsfund.org/move-past-gimmicks-to-an-authentic-brand-story/The Example of Clark Hulings – Build an Art Career You Lovehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClarkHulingsFund/~3/MQsybt0uQ0k/
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/clark-hulings/#respondFri, 29 Jun 2018 20:31:05 +0000https://clarkhulingsfund.org/?p=10451Clark Hulings wanted to do specific things with his visual art. To succeed, he knew he had to be commercially successful, but that he couldn’t let others determine the shape of his career. It was on him to make his own blueprint for what he wanted.

]]>https://clarkhulingsfund.org/clark-hulings/feed/0https://clarkhulingsfund.org/clark-hulings/The Clark Hulings FundnonadultThe THRIVING ARTIST PODCAST is a feature of the Clark Hulings Fund for visual artists, which exists to provide training, professional introductions, and funding for working artists, to turn working artists into THRIVING artists. Tune in for insights from